Dmitry Bivol says his rematch with undisputed mild heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev on February twenty second might be “extra open” as a result of he’s aware of his former conqueror. Bivol (23-1, 12 KOs) doesn’t say what he means by “extra open,” however for his sake, he must be extra aggressive, keep within the pocket, maintain much less, and battle within the second half.
Bivol says he’s discovered from defeat and might be completely different within the rematch. If that’s true, it’s going to be an thrilling battle this time as a result of his lack of engagement was lacking in his earlier encounter with Beterbiev.
The flesh was keen, however the thoughts was weak. Bivol has the ability, velocity, and expertise to win, however he’s received to get previous the psychological block that prevented him from buying and selling. There’s worry that held Bivol again final time towards Beterbiev, which prevented him from taking the dangers that he wanted to win.
Bivol’s New Technique
Bivol is working exhausting and coaching for the rematch, however he wants extra psychological adjustment than bodily one. He should persuade himself to battle extra aggressively within the rematch with Beterbiev. Bivol’s punch-and-run type didn’t work final time and possibly received’t work this time.
Undisputed heavyweight champion Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) will defend towards Bivol on February twenty second in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The occasion might be proven reside on DAZN PPV.
Bivol should change one thing within the rematch to have a shot at successful. His cautious method to boxing of their first battle on October twelfth won’t work towards Beterbiev within the rematch.
Betebriev may also take a distinct method to the rematch. He’ll probably put strain on Bivol from spherical one moderately than ready till the sixth, as he did final time.
He made the error of letting Bivol get the higher of him within the first 5 rounds by not occurring the assault and displaying an excessive amount of respect. Bivol woke Beterbiev up within the sixth spherical when he hit him with a four-punch mixture.
That appeared to anger Beterbiev and get his aggressive spirit in gear. From that time on, he was always attacked. For the final seven rounds, Bivol moved, clinched, and did nothing to win. It wasn’t that he had gassed out. He felt Beterbiev’s energy and didn’t need to get knocked out.
Bivol’s group and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, didn’t need to settle for the loss. They complained and didn’t assist. Bivol had failed, and the judges made that clear. Beterbiev was attacking relentlessly, wanting like a shark going after its prey, and Bivol didn’t need to get chopped. So, he moved nonstop, and the judges took observe and scored it for Beterbiev.
The scores have been 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114. I had it 117-111 for Beterbiev. Bivol appeared to win three rounds and was ineffective for the final 9 rounds.
Studying From Defeat
“It’s discovered about being extra comfy within the ring with this man. Within the second battle, I feel it’ll be a extra open battle perhaps. I can’t discover excuses as a result of I’ll not put together for the subsequent battle,” mentioned Dmitry Bivol to Battle Hub TV, speaking about his rematch with undisputed mild heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev in 58 days on February 22.
“In fact, he’s good. He has energy. He’s not only a highly effective boxer, however he’s good expertise additionally,” mentioned Bivol when requested if Beterbiev is pretty much as good as folks say. “I feel it’ll be, at a minimal, simply as fascinating, however I’m certain it’ll be higher [the second fight].
“We all know one another. We won’t begin from the start. We all know some issues about one another, and it’ll be extra open battle. It’s doable to battle anyone within the division, however first, I need a rematch,” mentioned Bivol when requested if he’d be thinking about combating David Benavidez.
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